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One person injured in Vanier Parkway crash

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Ottawa paramedics say one person was injured in a nasty-looking crash on the Vanier Parkway overpass above Highway 417 Monday morning.

Emergency responders were called to the scene just after 8 a.m. Photos shared by the Ottawa Fire Service show the front cab of a delivery truck smashed into the rear of a transport truck cab.

The driver of the delivery truck was trapped inside. Firefighters were able to safely extricate him by 8:16 a.m.

He was taken to hospital in stable condition, paramedics said.

A road closure was in place until about 9:45 a.m., Ottawa police said.

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